Fuerteventura heads to Berlin's ITB

The Tourism Board’s work agenda includes 25 meetings with international operators to maintain its relationship with the German tourism market.

Fuerteventura begins tomorrow its participation in Germany’s premier tourism fair, the ITB Berlin, whose market is one of the destination’s main pillars. As is customary in the work system driven by the Tourism Board, the island’s delegation brings together representatives from municipal councils and professionals from multiple sector companies with direct interests on the island. The goal is to preserve the preferential relationship with the German market while diversifying from that base.

“The Tourism Board’s strategy focuses on securing the destination’s business foundation and, from there, attracting new tourist profiles and segments that value the conservation of natural spaces, service quality, and the chance to enjoy genuine, locally‑authored experiences,” explains Marlene Figueroa, Tourism Counselor of the Cabildo of Fuerteventura.

The board’s agenda at ITB 2026 incorporates representatives from the municipalities of La Oliva and Pájara, as well as local sector professionals, to conduct the already scheduled 25 meetings with international operators from a solid, unified position.

The German market, together with the British market, remains a fundamental pillar for both the Canary Islands and Fuerteventura. Its outlook for the upcoming summer season is conditioned by the massive aircraft renewal underway in the aviation sector; the replacement rate has slowed, reducing the number of seats available from Germany, as noted by the Spanish Embassy in Germany.

Nevertheless, Fuerteventura enjoys a relatively advantageous position within the archipelago regarding its relationship with the German market. Airlines have projected a 6 % reduction in regular seat capacity to the island for this summer, compared with an 8.6 % decline for the Canary Islands as a whole.

The anticipated German decrease is offset by growth from other sources for the summer season:

• United Kingdom: +3.3 % (18,337 more seats than summer 2025)
• France: +2.5 % (1,041 more seats than 2025)
• Luxembourg: +35.1 % (3,195 more seats than 2025)

For context, Fuerteventura received 784,752 German passengers in 2025. Regular flights currently operate from Hamburg, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich, and Cologne.